Jones gives Phillips vote of confidence

Head coach Wade Phillips will travel to Houston this weekend knowing his boss is on the record as saying a loss won’t cost him his job.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave Phillips and his staff a vote of confidence in an interview Friday with Dallas-Fort Worth radio station KESN-FM.

Asked if Phillips was coaching for his job, in danger of losing his job and if the owner had lost any confidence in him, Jones said, “I thank you for asking the three questions where I can just give you a very affirmative no.”

A trendy Super Bowl pick in the preseason, the Cowboys are 0-2. Since the current playoff format began in 1990, only three teams have reached the postseason after starting 0-3.

Dallas faces Houston (2-0) at noon Sunday.

“I do believe in Wade and the staff and the players,” Jones said. “The thing about it is when you have that kind of commitment one of the No. 1 things you have it for is those situations. Those people are supposed to really be there in hard times. Hard times. That’s when you’ve got to make your best grade if you’re deserving of that commitment and we’re in hard times.

“That’s why I’m in the saddle with Wade and in the saddle with the staff and the team.”